Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Hebrews 12:29

"for our God is a consuming fire." — Hebrews 12:29 (ASV)

In an expression apparently taken from Dt 4:24, the writer emphasizes that God is not to be trifled with. We can be so taken up with the love and compassion of God that we overlook his implacable opposition to all evil. The wrath of God is not a popular subject today, but it looms large in biblical teaching. We overlook this wrath only at our peril.